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Intimation.

· LIMITED",

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY AUGUST 8 1910

Vulgarity and Immorality flaunt by, but wo. | A QUESTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

man, true woman, retains her dignified, her For usefulness almost majestic usefulness.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed. by Correspondents in this column.)

THE INCONSISTENT SYCOPHANŢ,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKOND” TELONA."

RICH FOR THE LOOR,

SHANGHAI PAPERS DIAMOND

JUBILEE

"N-C., HERALD'4" 60TH BIRTILDAY. We heartily extend our congratulations to the North China Heald, the plosser newes

paper of Shaughal and the parent weekly jour

is hot keypote. A contemporary magazine bas started an argument as to whether single, healthy and active women ought to serve as A. S. WATSON & CO., soldiers. This is one of the most saddening signs of what we have already described as these worsening times. Blood-shedding is no part of woman's work; save in defence of her honour no woman has a right to strike a lethal blow. Only when men have weaken, ed,' and aro acting like womco, should the latter defile themselves with blood. Then, and then only should a Judith or a Joan of Arc, or a Jeanne Bachello arise, to put the cringing male to shame. And, we shall add, to shame the rest of her own sex of that generation. For what sort of women are the mothers and sisters of cowards?" They must have failed in almost every duty, By patient example, by wordicas teach, H. Barr, H. T. Palmer, C. R. Cruickshanks with the most disagreeable dye and let you go sum of 40,000 taels from the Government to Shanghai, besides many wocklies, Ever

ESTABLISHID A.D. 1841.

NEVND, SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

WATSON'S

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR

ing, as well as by precept, a WO.

nidui. "You men man traing a

would relegate us to the nursery or the pots and panel" So screamed a suffragette" not long ago. We have seen an Oxford, gra- duate who was also a gold-medallist of London University scrubbing po's and pans, WHISKY Years after lie declared that thereby he had

SCOTCH

A Blend of the Finest Pure Malt

Whiskios distilled in Scotland

or

GENUINE AGE

AND

FINE MELLOW

FLAVOUR.

Robert Porter & Co.'s

BULL

BRAND

DOG

fearned many things of great value to his mind and soul. He is now a leader of men. Only "the pursery and the pots and pans!" Why, there alene is a whole world of work. li is estimated that there are one million more women in England than there

· RELIEF MEASUREN TO BE DISCONTINUED, ISSUE TRIED BY A JURY. Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott,

[From Our Own Correspóndent.] || in the Supreme Court this morning, Targ

Canton, 5th August. Wang S, married woman of 32, Salt Fish

On account of the failure of the first rica crop Street, sued La! Chỉ Chin, of thú Choong Hing

BIE-Your fitting and worthy nalmadversion this year the committees of the various charité Steamship Company, to recover the sum of $5,265.68, amgust, due for monias lent and in your last week's Issue anant Standor inable Institutions, in Canton promptly adoptedal of the North China Daily News, upon the ablo nawa-sheet appeared for the first time on faterest thereon under promissory notes "engkong" followed by Mr. "Decency's the proposal for distribating chaap rice to attalpment of its both birthday. This estim Plaintiff also claimed interest on the principal letter deserves the highest marited praits of supply the wants of the people with view the 3d of August, 1859, And during its long life hin gained and continuad to hold a sound. sums of $1,200 and $3,000 from the dates in every right-thinking man. In asking your prevent occurrences similar to the o

space I would go one Changaba With the kind co-operation and which they were lent to payment, or judgment.adulgence for Defendant at the outset denied that be was step further and say that nowadays" slane scoalary assistance of the committee of pers of eru ation both for its reportarial ac the Herald was á papar of four pages, two of ever & partner in the firm and asked for ander" is the most precious stock-in-irade the Tung Wah Hospital, in Hongkong and curacy and its editorial potency. Originally, issue to be tried. Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed to the lowly and vulgarly attired mind, others, at different posts," they have becu which were devoted to literary matter and the by Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Men, Goldring, who belongs to a set of peculiar acume successful in carrying out the relief measure.

In the early days, several competitors aprang Barlow and Morrell, appeared for the plaintiff, who have realised the positive dictum that the Itin remarkable that in a very short perind of rest to advertisements and trade reports. and Mr. M. W. Slade, K. O., instructed by Mr. destruction of one's prospect is the highest plda- time these gentlemen were able to raise a large up in the Settlement, but none of them enjoyed

hors by which they amuse themselves. Say,

sum of monny sufficiant to meat urgent require anyibing bot a brief existence; aud, it was not W. B. Hind, of Messrs. Bratton and Hett, war

for tellance, a missionary who did not wish mente, H. E. Viceroy Yoan also realising the cut 1879 that the Shanghai, Mercury came to for the defendant.

"to get on," because you do not belong to ious condition of the situation, owing to the stay as an evening journal. Now there and no loss tban five daily European papers published bis fuck. When occasion atlies he tars you scarcity of rice, gave, ardara to appropriate a andibinks he has done bis duty to his Master, treasury towards the funds for the purpose."

since it first saw the light, the Herald has been Cheap rice was accordingly distribulad from

a powerful factor in the life of the Northern to himself, and to the public alike. "Speak of the individual Just as you really know him, four shede erected at different points in the city. Settlement, just as its big gun, he Daily News, but ambition, malice, and selfishness would and hundreds of people stronged round these has continued to be so. Both papers are rightly induce the brutal slanderer to deviate from depôts every day to obtain their supply of the notable for their excellent news service and for. their fearlessness in discussing public questions- the right path and betray his remorseless Maple commodity. The distribution com

menced on the 18th June last, and affecting the common west. We trust that the Conscience to please his swent will.

determined that the sale of cheap rice was to

Beralda diamond jabilca will be followed by many years yet of usefulness, be continued for two months. Now the time limit of two months is about to expire and the sheds have to be closed and the sale of. cheap rice will be discontinued on the 16th instant.

The jury was as follows:-Messrs. H. F. Hickman (foraman), J. Maxwell, O. Cooke,

God H. Tilmann,

Mr. Potter stated that the ection was brought by the plaintiff against the defen dont, and the Cheong Hing Steamship

Company.

WAS -There

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tried by the jury. They would have to try whether the defendant was or was not a piciner in the firm. An issue had been directed to 'ba tried and all they had to do was to deal with that issue. The Company was formed in June, 1907, and apparently it did not prova fomno The plaintiff, a woman, leat money to the Company and the was now seeking to make the defendant liable In a case

cial success,

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partner in the firm.

where a partnership was to be proved, the pre- sence or absence of documents was immaterial,

Some ten months ago a certain worthy paper insiduously brought bigt after hint to convey a certain impression that a certalo person was a "rogue and a vagabond." Being of the broadest mind and baving gone so far al to. know the simple maxim "Babave in such a manner se to make your enemies ashamed of their lies," be treated bis slanderer with the

severest contempt."

When quite a youth the writer of this teller

The committens of the charitable

institutions bars, therefore arranged meet ing to take place on the 6th Instant for the purpose of discussing the advitability of clos ing the sheds and discontinuing the distribution

are men. People cannot be made to marry A men could bi proved as being a partcor is went to see the late Mr. Joba Copper, of cheap rice on the data as originally fixed.

by Act of Parliament. Polygamy is no re medy, for knowledge derived from observa- tion of polygamous communities in Turkey, Persia and cisuwhere only proves that the more women you have the more you get. To drill them into Amazon armies is to fight against civilization. The phrase "surplus women" was invented by a per son who did not in the least understand womans work and functions in the world. There is, naturally, "no such thing as a "surplus woman." Woman's work is un. ending, and infinite in its variety. If it be objected that it is less exciting than that of a soldier, the objection fades at the, smile, half of pity, half of contempt, on the face of

afim in macy ways. He could be proved a partner by strong formal evidence. Again if a man by his conduct juduced people to believe he was a partner then he was liable as a partner. Also if he allowed another man to represent him as a pariner witbuat taking steps to deny the truth of the representations he was liable as a partner. He would call witnesses, who would peek to defendant having been a partner in the firm. There was amplo evidence to prove that defendant on several occasions represented himself as a paffoer and allowed himself to be represented as a partony. If the jury were satified with the evidence it would be their duty to say that the defendant was a partner in the firm. He would call a man who had assisted la the formation of the Company and

of the Ceylan Times, on a certain tick- Atpiest however, the price of rice remains "Don't you know that all at the same high figure that it was three months lish point. those who aro innocently run down, and it is earnestly desired by the people in this world stand firm in it ? Lot this fact be in general that the distribution of cheap rice guide for your future life," he sald; and now might be continued for one or two months after iwenty-eight years I shall ever retain that longer; il pausible. trite and refined raying in my memory,→Yours, etc..

A VICTIM OF TYRANNY.. Hongkong, 8th August,

CLAIM BY A RECEIVES,

A QUESTION OF OVERDRAWN SALARIÉS.

GUINNESS' STOUT on who has been mother. And away whe, therefore, was in a position to prove J. E. Seth, receiver and manager of the & Dai

in PINTS and SPLITŠ.

A. S. WATSON & CO..

(LIMITED,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,. Hongkong, 7th July, 1970.

NOTICE.

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from the nursery, what a tremendous amount of work there is to be done in the world, and only women can do it! That at some period, long, long ago, so long agolhat none of us can even conceive su vast a number of years, some great calamity befell woman is quite certain. Gifted far above man in many respects, she seems in some unaccountable way to have fallen below him. Many are the legends, many are fork-lore tales, which attempt to account for this. Was it done in one act, a by-Mother Eve's disobedience, or was it a long series of falls, of failure to All communications totended for publication in

*TH HONGKONG TELEGRAPH “shold bdo right, of following the worse while know addressed to The Editor, 1, les House Road, aning the best? Since the tragedy of Calvary should be Loompanied by the Writer's Name and woman has been rising. In the ages of Faith a Virgin Mother has been the ideal which softened men to her sex, and inspired them to practice the virtues of chastity, self- denial and self-control. Little by little she has regained her place, and now some noisy Irollaps seek to decivilize her into a blood shedder }

Address..

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to The Manager. The Editor will not undertake in be spille for any rejected MR, 191 to return any Contribution

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

JKE English Mail of the 9th July has been- delivered in London on the 6th inst

EIGHTEEN Chinese appeared at the Magistracy this morning for gambling at No. 17; Sal Street. The two keepers were fined $15 each and the | rest $3 each,

THREE Indinos were fined $5 each in the Police Const this morning for travelling second-class 'on the Star Ferry launch with

he Henghong Gelege third-class tickets.

MARRIAGES.

THERE were no less than 129 prisoners con. fined in the cells of Victoria Gadl in the course

On July 12, 1910, at Birm|ogbom, England, } of this morning. Looks as if the weather has Rev. Ernest Whitby Burt, M.A. of E.B.M., ■ decided effect on criminology in Hongkong.

Wel Hsior, Shantung, to Ethel Mury, daughter

of Rev. J. P. Tetley.

On July 25, 1910, at Harblu, Manchuria, Guy A THIRTEEN-YEAR-OLD youth was Awarded Cathbert Facciog Holland, I.M. Customs, eid. (welve strokes of the bitch and 48 hours' "detes-

est son of Dr. J. F. Holland, H.B M. Consulation at the Magistracy this morning for santching St. Moritz, and Mrs, Holland, at St vol 2 and a $5 bill and a purse containing $1 from the- Varenna, Lake of Coma, to Germaine Marie, youngasi daughter of Mine, and M. Appert, of

person of a Chinaman. Paris,

TEN Indians who were passengers on board the On July 30, 1910, ai Yakhhama, Japan, Miss Frances F. Caiteil, KD, formerly of Spochons Catherine Apcar from Calcutta were char- 10 Rev. B. L. Ancell of the American Church Red before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy Mission, Yangchow.

this afternoon with the farceny of 41 sovereigns from another Indian. The case was dismissed.

HONGKONG, Monday, August 8, 1910.

THE native who is charged it the alleged TAB RESURRECTION OF WOMAN. | theft of $310 worth of jewellery from Miss Hilda Hailes at the Empire Cinematograph in Every now and then wo read something in |. January last was again brought up at the in the newspapers or magazine which makes us stance of Sergeant Wills at the Magistracy this rub, our eyes and wonder whether we have morning. The case was. tomaoded. grown old or the world grown young again, A NATIVE was charged at the Magistracy this or whether the present generation has gone morning with the larceny of four pieces of mad. Those silly, noisy, troublesome hus silver-ware, the property of Mr. C. Lafrenir. sies the suffragettes" succeeded in one fle was givan six months' bard labour and four thing only. They brought themselves into hours' stocks. The man was also found to prominence and womanhood into danger, have returned from banishment and waxKward, For it was only after long, patient, and diffied farther term of six months.

cult labour that the spirit of Christianity GARDEN Lot No. 37, adjoining lib. No, 1712,

whether or not defendant way a partner. He would also prove something of a serious natura-that defendant had made costain at terations in the books of the firm evidently

The proceeds soalised from the sales during the three days on the st, and and 3rd instant were as follows: Eastern Shed, $1,431; Western Shed, 5545; Wongiba Sbed, $1,676 part Honam Shod, $4,855. aad: Eastern Shed, 53,675; Wastern Bled, $2,340 and Honam Shed, $160. 3rd: Extero Shed, $4,130 Wastara Shed, Siga3; Wongths Säed 51,555 and Honam Shed, $1,163. In addition to the above figures, about $3,000, $1,500 and $3,000, respectively, were realised on the three days from the sate of cheap rice to the villagers, who came to

Canton to purchake their supplios.

Before Mr. Justice Hazeland, Acting Fuisse Judge, la the Summary Coust this morning.

firm, sued To Ki to recover the sum of $180 64, being amount of zulasies overdrawn by tha da

In connection with the Suogari River Agico- fendant while in plaintiff's employ, Mr. Bul

ment Russia surrenders her exclusivo righis al mer Johnton, from the Crows Solicitor's office, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. C. Wilnavigation on the Suogari in accordance with of Mestra. Hastings and Hastings, represented the open door principles of the Russo-Japanoso the defendant.

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His Lordship-You must go further than that. How are you going to corroborate the

books?

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with the object of copcaaling the fact of his being one of the partners. Unfortunately those books were not in their possession; as in

Mr. Johnson stated that the action was brought cestdance with an order by the Registrar of the Supreme Const they ware de troyed owing to recover $280,64, amount dua for anlaries to their being talested by white an's. Before overdraws. It was the actual amount stated in the books of the firm as being oveiduo for a the books were destroyed, the alterations were readable. It was a serious matter and the jury considerable period and brought forward from could not but come to the conclusion that the time to time. When Mr. Seth was appointed alterations were made solely with the object Receiver he was given to understand that near of concealing the fact that be was ont ly all the fokir had overdrawn their salaries of the partnein, another perion he proposed and therefore reduced their wages.

His Lordship-How are you going to prove to call was the accountant of the firm, who

your case? would tell the Jory bow, he was introduced to

Mr. Johnson-1-sball produce the account. the defendunt as being a partner in the firm, that the defendant bad drawn monies from ant's books and call Mr. Seth. time to time and had 'frequently visited the Company's premises. Another witness would say that the defendant took active interest in be firm and a salesman of a coal firm would, Speak to his having sold to the Choong. Hing Company over $1,000 worth of coal and that the man who dealt with the cost contract was the defendant. There was no earthly reason why the defendant should have taken part in the Company's affairs In this way tiniess ko had, been a partner. The defendant was well-to-do and he could not have occupied a menial post- 100. He must either have been a partner or nothing. The reason why he now denied the partnership was because the undertaking had not proved successful as a financial concern and he did not wish to be liable. He was taking advantage of the fact that there had been no partnership agreement and he would doubtless say that all the, wit- nesses wore speaking the grossest untiahs.

Evidence biving beso called, the hearing was adjourned,

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

HE. LIANG TUN YEN.....

[From Our Own Correspondit.]

Canton, 6th August. Á Peking telegram states that H.E, Liang Too Yen, Ex-president of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at. Feking, is likely to be appointed Chinese. Minister to the Court at St. James in succession to Lord Li Ching Fang.

HOUSE COLLAPSE.

About 4 pm. yesterday the qouters of the telephone operators, inside the city, collapsed, and ia consequoore two men were more or less injured,

INSPECTOR OF FINANCE..

The Inspector of Finance of Kwangtung, Sung Show Ching, tell Canton yesterday after- noon on board the night boat for Hongkong en route to Peking..

APPOINTMENTS.

Mr. Johnroa-By proving the bonuses and wagen,

S.

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Evidence was called and the case adjourned,

KULANGSU (AMOP) MUNICIPAL

COUNCIL.

Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at the Board Room, on the 12th July, 19:0.

Present-Messrs. W. Kruse (Chairman), J. Fenwick, O. Lee, 3. Mencarial, L. I. Thomas, Taudzurabara, and the Secretary. The minutes of the last meeting are read and confirmed.

K.

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Convention.

Ma. E. Tollefsen will take the place of Mr. W. G. Lay as Postal Commissioner in Shangbai. Mr. Lay will shorty take long furlough, leaving for England early in October,

TELEGRAMS from Teberan state, that Ali Ma.

homed Kap, & prominent Nationalist, and another Nationalist have been murdered, ap. parently in reprisal for the recent murder of a | leading Muj chid.

THE despatch ship Alacrity is to be recom- missioned for another spell of duty with the Chlon Squadron, and Commander Alexander Lowndes, who has been her skipper since February last, will pay her off and recommis.

sión her.

CEMENT to the value of £1,384,202 was im posted into the Philippines during the year 1909. Thess figuras rapresent only a small fraction of the total for the concreta construct- ed, as they do not include the cost of the aggre- gate used and constraction expenses.

We are informed that the Yokohama office of the C.P.R. Co. is in receipt of a wirelous mess- age from the R,M.8. Empren of Chino, which eft Vancouver on the eyesing of the 27th July, reporting all well and that the coinmmander expects to reach Yokohama at 6.00 pm. on the Loth fost. At the time the metsago was despat- ched the steamer was 1,450 miles distant from Japan.

In commemoration of the jubilén, a special.

'sides a Foreword and Chronology, the supple- supplement was issued by the publishers, Bo-

ment contains special contributions from soma

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of its oldest contributors, including D. W. A. E. Martin, who writes on "The Drama of the Far

East;"the Veo. Archdeacon A. E, Mouls, who sends a poem cuilted "Sixty Years" and Mir, G. Laing, whose article is "A Retrospect of Sixty Yours." The supplement is fully illas- trated with interesting photographs.

OPIUM IN CANTON.

The Wai-wc-pa has forwarded an official telegram to FLE Yuan Shu-haun, the Vico- toy of the Liang Kwang, in which they state that they have received a despatch from the British Charga d'Aff'.ires in Peking demanding that the opium tax which was-imposed on the Imported opium should be removed at once. This tax caused each chesi of opium to be taxed Tis. 30% If such oppressive regulations be allowed in Cauton the ladian Government will not reduce the export of opium to Okina according to the previous arrangement.— Changkat Timer.

A CHINESE RESTAURANT.

Whover has a fancy to find out exactly what bird's nest. tastes liks may indulge in it now at the newest of London's restaurants. It is called the Cathay, and it is slinated 'noar Piccadilly.circus. It is a Chinese rgeimaṛant, and one may dine there after the fashion of Celestials and find out what a lot we Wen- teroors have to learo lo a gastronomic way fiom people who were antists in cookery centuries before we knew much about any- thing besides roast beef. in the ilverside district of London there are, of course, plenty of Chipere eating houses, but this is something very different. The dishes served in the new restaurant are for epicores,-and nothing of the kind has been kazwa in: padon before, though there nie sevarál'establishments of the kind on the other side of the Atlantic.. English visitors to the restaurant will do well to secure the sedistance of the waitresses befors ordering a meal, as the nomenclature of the dishes will afford them little guidance. They would ponder a long time over Kai Yung Yin Wo for instance, before discovering that it was really bird's nest with minced chicken; and Pat Po Chun Ap would certainly ba a Chinese puzzle-it is the same they have given to stuff. ed duck.

FIRE AT PENANG.

ÁRIGADE'S DIFFICULT TASK.

Penang, 1st August..

ground floor of a godown in the congested part A fire broke out at 2.35 this morning on the

of the town bitween Market and Chulia Siegels ghaute

The Fire Brigade turned out and prompt ly extinguished the burning paddy and bran. From the blazing rakers, the flames caught the over-hanging roof of the adjoining build ing. This was difficult for the hoses to play on The Brigade, however, managed to extin guish this and saved the fire from spreading over a largo area upon which it would have':

Correspondence in rend between the Council and H. I. J. M.'s Consul concerning a sum mans against a Japanese subject for falling to comply with the Council's proclamation for A TELEGRAM has been sent by an anti-opium bidding the removal of water from Kulangan, society in Foochow to the vernacular papers, and with the Bosior Consul with reference to stating that success has been attained in the the publication of a modified proclamation probibition of opium, and that poppy planta. allowing the removal of water to Amoy from tion has been suppressed. It says that Im- certain specified wells.

perial permission was obtained to forbid the A cable is read from Mr. Charles Tate refos.import of opium from other provinces, but that ing the appointment of Asst. Secretary &c. opium deaf.rs have smuggled opium into the Au application from Mr. Low Tino Yung to place; nad when it was saized, they invoked, build a boundary wall quad bis property at by misrepresentation, an order from the Minis. been impossible for the boies to play on and || Laichao-ch is granted.

try of Finance to release the rightsol' seizure. | which contained thousands of dollars worth of Much indignation was cauend by this action property. and a public meating was calledto form an Anti- Opium Society to oppass the dealers' attempis. The society jurskes the assistance of the Press in its object.

An application from Mr. Cheong Eng Soon forpermission to bring a circos from Hongkong for performances on Kulangsa is refused.

The Captalo Superlatendeat reparts that the following cases have been dealt with

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On the other hand, if the area had been destroyed, this would have clessed the way for the proposed extension of Victoria Street and thus divided the congested area between Beach Street and Weld Quay, a much needed fin"

ont owing to the exorbitant demand of the

at the Mixed Court since the last meeting Just before the sailing of the Minnesota, from provement which it is now impossible to carry,

Semmonses: Ili treating a child, Being con- Manila on 3rd inst the officers of the vessel cerned in kidnapping, Throwing rabbish &C discovered that several bales of silk, part of a owners of the property, Singofors Prué Press, Into public drains 2, Allowing, cattle and plge shipment from Hongkong to Seattle, were | to kiray a, Obstructing police in execution of

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Bear Estate in Negri Sembilan,

daty 7, Illegally selling land a. Bummary missing and could not be accounted for in 2010. Bridges, of Jebong Estato, is leaving, manner, The agents of the vessel, 'Meisrs."] ́Amrests: 'Attempting" to remove water. con. trary to Municipal proclamation Assalt Macleod and Co., were immediately communi- at the end of the month to take over Batang 3, Theft., Gambling 6, Attempting to cated with and they in turn notified the secret blast stone contrary to Municipal ordats, service hares of the disappearance of the silk. H. R. Wu Ting-faug, formerly Chinese Minis. Breach of Municipal Regulations (disorderly Agents of the burgan went down to the vessel ter in Washington, will be appolated to the house) 3, Creating a disturbance, Disorderly and made a thorough investigation, but have new post of Adviser to the Waiwupu. Prines discovered nothing, dalinho regarding the Tsai Tao, who has arrived in Peking, will Identity of the culprite. The silk was in the probably be appointed Adviser to the Army. conduct 2.

hold and was securely locked and guarded and' and similarly Prince Teai Hsun may be ap- it is a mystery how such a large amount, for it pointed Adviser to the Navy. is estimated that at least seven bales were

(Signed), W. KRUBE,

Chairmes.

O. Berkeley Mitchell, Secretary.

H.E. Viceroy Yana has appolated Mr. Sab, at present Director of the Chinese Imperial Telegraph Administration, to be chief dephly of foreign affairs to replace Total So, trans faired as Chinese Consol-Geveral to the Straits. By order, Settlements. Captain Wu Kwong Chung has also been appointed by the Viceroy a deputy been detailed to Hongkong for special duty. THE drydock Dewey has agala been placed in commission and the collier Alexander will be placed in the dock to test it in order to sepid any mishap to the craiser New York which will be decked soon after its nerival in Manlia..

(what Chateaubriand called "lo géale du on Condult-Rozd, and having au aies of about | of foreign affairs ofce Sit Wing Niò, who has Christianisme”) had changed men's passions 12,125 square feet, was sold by public auction into reverence, and woman from a slave into at the Fublic Works Department, this after- avon, it was sold to Messrs. Leigh and queen. One cannot point to any one ou Grange, architects, who were acting on behalf ject as God's most perfect, creature, but of Sir Hormation Mody, for $616, being Szo all parts of His lovely creation" a good wife abere the upset price. The annual Crown Tent and mother is nearly the most exquisite, attached to the lot le §ab,

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Tug following telegraphic foformation dated 3rd August has been se: eived from the Sumatra Director and Manager of the Maatschappij tot Milin-Bosch-an Landbouwexploitatie ie Lang kat Lids-The quantity of Orade ́oll delivered to the Asiatic Petroleum Co. Ld, during the munth of July was 9,4798 tour

rakes, could have been gal away without | NEWS has been received at Rangoon, of the thieves being taken. The prevailing theory man-cating tiger playing havoc on the My!tha is that it was abstracted in small pieces by Road, Tavoy, between the sixth and sevenéh member of the crow or stevedores at work on milles. r. It has killed eleven people and the cargo. Obief Q, R. Trowbridge, when seen olmsis... The reward for it has been regarding the disappearance of the silk, said Re, goo and several people káve ti that his men were at work on the cass and that Be. It will not return to the kill

itis wanid-be dlaÝRK he kad received no reports from them.